mawba

Fula

Alternative forms

• ñiiwa (Adamawa, Maasina, Fouta-Toro)

Etymology

Probably related to maw- (“big”).

Noun

mawba o (plural mawɗi ɗi)

1. elephant

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.